Troye Sivan Reads Coming Out Advice

Watch Troye Sivan share advice from people who reveal what wish they knew before they came out.

Singer Troye Sivan has been a vocal advocate of the LGBTQ community since before he even started his music career. The artist, who was just nominated for a VMA, is consistently outspoken about queer issues, and only a month ago was reminding his fans to stay strong in the wake of the Orlando tragedy and expressed his devastation with the lives lost in the shooting. The Australian singer has championed representation of LGBTQ relationships in mainstream media, most notably with his latest music video for "WILD," which features a beautiful, dreamlike sequence of young, queer couples. And even before he was helping fans come out to their parents at his shows, he inspired fans to be proud of their sexual identities with his own coming out video, which has now been viewed over seven million times. This all makes him the obvious choice for continuing in his own footsteps, and sharing some of your best coming out wisdom.

While coming out is a universal experience within the LGBTQ community, it is still one that is affected by gender. That's why Teen Vogue asked Troye Sivan to read what queer girls wish they knew before coming out. “The thing you were most scared of as a kid is now the thing you are most proud of," Troye says in the video about life after coming out, and he proceeds to share some of his own experiences and revelations. “There is something extremely liberating about accepting who you are," he says in the video. And we couldn't agree more.

Whether you're thinking about coming out, you already have, or you just want to support a friend, the most important thing you can do is whatever makes you comfortable, regardless of labels or expectations, and support others in doing the same.